"Efforts are split between models in which keyboards detach from screens, ones in which the keys remain attached but can be hidden behind displays, and traditional fixed clamshell designs." None of these really float my boat. They work with clunky connectors and weird hinges, while I'd much rather have Surface's nice magnetic connection. On top of that, Surface just looks way better than this stuff. Pretty clear why Microsoft felt the need to make their own hardware.

You don't get the idea that with every version of Windows that Microsoft is forced by the opposition to leave the desktop in, that Microsoft will make it increasingly difficult and just a massive pain in the ass to use the traditional desktop without throwing hurdles at you?

Yes, but I also get the idea that Metro is going to get better over time, and not the clusterf**k that it is now.